Kyle Mensing, Commercial Development Director with the Greer Development Corporation, presented to City Council an online map showing the locations and the number of spaces available for public parking in the central business district Tuesday evening.

There are more than 500 public parking spaces available in Greer Station. After businesses like BB&T, Century 3, Greer Florists and CBL close, an additional 125 spaces become available.

The Sunday sale of beer and wine in Greer for off-premises consumption is one step away from being on the November ballot.

City Council Tuesday night passed, 6-1, on first reading, an ordinance allowing a referendum to allow Greer businesses to sell beer and wine without regard to the days and hours. The ordinance states it is to maintain competitiveness with other businesses in other municipalities.

Customers continue to reward Greer restaurant entrepreneur Jason Clark with accolades that translate into national and regional awards.

TripAdvisor, an internationally acclaimed hospitality web site, awarded BIN112with a 2014 Certificate of Excellence, the second year in a row the fine dining restaurant earned that designation. It’s the third time BIN112 has received the award.

Kody Young took his $500 winnings from 2013 Greer Idol Teen and parlayed that into his first single. That’s a long way from when he made his first public appearance on stage at last year’s Freedom Blast.

The Greer Fire Department took delivery of a $490,000 custom-made pumper truck today in the midst of firefighters sounding the horn, flicking lights and checking out the state-of-the art features.

City Council approved the truck for fiscal year 2013-2014 that ended June 30. A committee of Kevin Meadows, Kevin Holtzclaw, Joe Borrelli and Jody Norris, were commissioned by the fire department to study and recommend the design and equipment.